Political Science · India's Foreign Policy
UGC NET Aug 2024 Political Science
Match List I (Agreement) with List II (Leader).
List I
- I. Shimla Agreement
- II. Tashkent Agreement
- III. Indus Water Treaty
- IV. Indo-US Nuclear Agreement
List II
- a. Jawahar Lal Nehru
- b. Indira Gandhi
- c. Manmohan Singh
- d. Lal Bahadur Shastri
AI-b, II-d, III-a, IV-c ✓ Correct
BI-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c
CI-d, II-c, III-a, IV-b
DI-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c
Correct answer: (A) I-b, II-d, III-a, IV-c — The correct match is I-b, II-d, III-a, IV-c.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-b, II-d, III-a, IV-c.
★The Shimla Agreement was signed in 1972 between Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto after the 1971 war.
★The Tashkent Agreement of 1966 was signed by Lal Bahadur Shastri and Ayub Khan after the 1965 war.
★The Indus Water Treaty of 1960, brokered by the World Bank, was signed under Jawaharlal Nehru with Ayub Khan.
★The Indo-US Nuclear Agreement was finalised in 2008 under Manmohan Singh, enabling civilian nuclear cooperation.
★Each agreement is tied to the Indian Prime Minister who concluded it.
★The set traces India's diplomacy with Pakistan and the United States across five decades.
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